Competencies

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Competencies - Environmental and Occupational Health

Each concentration identifies competencies for each degree offered. These competencies reflect the full range of knowledge, skills, and other attributes that a student will acquire as a result of completing the requirements for a particular degree.

Upon graduation, a student completing the Ph.D. in public health - environmental and occupational health curriculum will be able to:

design a testable hypothesis and execute research activity to investigate the effects of a toxicant, toxin, or hazard event in a community;
explain the importance of differences of susceptibility and vulnerability to environmental toxicant/toxins based upon age, gender, race, ethnicity, genetics, and socioeconomic status in different populations;
provide an informed expert opinion to government and/or community leaders regarding the extent or level of risk associated with a particular environmental or occupational hazard or condition;
be able to teach a course in environmental and occupational health;
obtain grant funding from private and/or governmental agencies to initiate an environmental and occupational health research program;
explain basic principles in environmental and occupational health sciences including toxicology, quantitative risk assessment, epidemiology, and exposure science; and
develop and/or apply novel and cutting-edge research methods in the laboratory and/or in the field.